Sabah’s Sukau is a good bet, by any standard. The riverine destination is just a couple of hours southeast of modern Sandakan, not far from the Sepilok Orang Utan Centre.
Ten species of monkeys and apes are found in a 25,000 hectares of the Kinabatangan Wetlands Sanctuary, rated the highest concentration of primates in the whole of Borneo. Besides, the area has a plethora of animals like the Clouded Leoprad, Asian Elephant, Crocodiles, Civet Cats, Otters, all eight species of Hornbills found in Borneo, Egrets, magnificent Kingfishers, Storks, Hawks and the incredible Oriental darter which dive into rivers and lakes to pursue fish!
But the most amazing spectacle is the bizarre, three footer, pot-bellied male Proboscis Monkey found nowhere else in the world except Borneo. No fossils had ever been dug up outside Borneo, a point which mystifies scientists.
Its trademark is its overwhelming, pendulous nose which droops well over its mouth. Scientists are still debating what the outrageous nose is for. Some argue it acts like a thermostat for regulating body temperatures. Others theorise it may be a sexual attraction to the females which do not have such a prominent feature.
Sighting of the Proboscis Monkeys is guaranteed, because they have one fixed habit, that is, they always sleep overnight on trees immediately above river banks. They are fun to watch because they are very active. They frolic around like skilled aerial acrobats, leaping through tree gaps and breaking through masses of leaves dangerously and noisily but always making it.
They are also great divers. Visitors have seen them diving 60 feet into rivers and since they are web-footed, they can swim strongly across rivers! A trip to Sukau also means the chance to see Sabah’s longest river, the Kinabatangan, which cuts through the area.
Borneo is the third largest island in the world. Its name alone conjures up images of vast forest, caves, rivers, mountains and unique wildlife. Many of these wonders are familiar-the spectacles of Mulu’s caves and Mount Kinabalu, the beauty of its orchids and Rafflesia flowers and the splendor of Borneo’s Orang Utans and Hornbills
For more information
http://www.sukau.com/public/default.asp
Ten species of monkeys and apes are found in a 25,000 hectares of the Kinabatangan Wetlands Sanctuary, rated the highest concentration of primates in the whole of Borneo. Besides, the area has a plethora of animals like the Clouded Leoprad, Asian Elephant, Crocodiles, Civet Cats, Otters, all eight species of Hornbills found in Borneo, Egrets, magnificent Kingfishers, Storks, Hawks and the incredible Oriental darter which dive into rivers and lakes to pursue fish!
But the most amazing spectacle is the bizarre, three footer, pot-bellied male Proboscis Monkey found nowhere else in the world except Borneo. No fossils had ever been dug up outside Borneo, a point which mystifies scientists.
Its trademark is its overwhelming, pendulous nose which droops well over its mouth. Scientists are still debating what the outrageous nose is for. Some argue it acts like a thermostat for regulating body temperatures. Others theorise it may be a sexual attraction to the females which do not have such a prominent feature.
Sighting of the Proboscis Monkeys is guaranteed, because they have one fixed habit, that is, they always sleep overnight on trees immediately above river banks. They are fun to watch because they are very active. They frolic around like skilled aerial acrobats, leaping through tree gaps and breaking through masses of leaves dangerously and noisily but always making it.
They are also great divers. Visitors have seen them diving 60 feet into rivers and since they are web-footed, they can swim strongly across rivers! A trip to Sukau also means the chance to see Sabah’s longest river, the Kinabatangan, which cuts through the area.
Borneo is the third largest island in the world. Its name alone conjures up images of vast forest, caves, rivers, mountains and unique wildlife. Many of these wonders are familiar-the spectacles of Mulu’s caves and Mount Kinabalu, the beauty of its orchids and Rafflesia flowers and the splendor of Borneo’s Orang Utans and Hornbills
For more information
http://www.sukau.com/public/default.asp
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